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1966 Map of Childs Hill

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Childs Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Mill Creek and its many tributaries, including the West Branch Mill Creek and East Fork Mill Creek, dominate this coastal landscape in Northern California. The terrain transition is sharp where the Pacific Ocean meets the coastline at Damnation Creek. Large tracts of land are managed under the Del Norte Coast State Park and Six Rivers National Forest, showing a mid-1960s snapshot of conservation and timber management.

Loggers and outdoor enthusiasts will find the network of private roads and the Jeep Trail winding through the uplands near Childs Hill and Bald Hill particularly telling of the era's land use. The presence of a Mill along the water and the Red Alder Campground suggests a landscape shared between industrial resource extraction and emerging recreation. Further inland, the isolation of Bummer Lake provides a contrast to the more accessible coastal strip.